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we are -- it's been confirmed to me that prime minister netanyahu spoke to president obama on friday just before the president went off to asia, and they are just hoping that this does resolve itself, but the conditions are still a little bit far apart. israel wants to make sure that hamas never fires another rocket into this state and also that it cannot be rearmed via the western sort of side of gaza, and hamas wants to make sure there are no more targeted assassinations, and it wants to be able to have the siege of gaza lifted, so conditions still quite far apart. >> delicate act of diplomacy. all right, christiane, we appreciate you reporting live for us this morning. thank you. >>> now let's check in with ron for a look at the other developing stories at this hour. >> hey, good morning to you, bianna and dan. >>> president obama arrived in thailand this morning, the first stop on an historic three-day visit to asia looking to develop a bigger presence there during his second term as a counterbalance to china. tomorrow he becomes the first sitting president to travel to myanmar,
we are -- it's been confirmed to me that prime minister netanyahu spoke to president obama on friday just before the president went off to asia, and they are just hoping that this does resolve itself, but the conditions are still a little bit far apart. israel wants to make sure that hamas never fires another rocket into this state and also that it cannot be rearmed via the western sort of side of gaza, and hamas wants to make sure there are no more targeted assassinations, and it wants to be...
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obama able to get a smile out of her? we'll show you, coming up. >> that's a big question. >>> also, special delivery. what fast food chain is making it easier to have it your way right at home? and right here in the studio, as well. take a guess, ron. it's coming up. >> we'll get to that in a bit. >>> we're going to start with the opening statements in a case we've been following closely here on "gma." the high school valedictorian accused of killing his own mother. the young man so popular in his hometown, the judge had a problem empaneling an impartial jury. >> reporter: he's a beloved figure in his community, all-around good guy. jeffrey pyne says he didn't kill his mother. his surviving family says he didn't do it. but prosecutors began making their case. jeffrey pyne sat expressionless, as prosecutors told the jury how he bludgeoned, stabbed and killed his mother, ruth. >> he hit her. and he hit her again. and again. >> reporter: played in court, 911 tapes of the horror witnessed by jeffrey pyne's father and sister,
obama able to get a smile out of her? we'll show you, coming up. >> that's a big question. >>> also, special delivery. what fast food chain is making it easier to have it your way right at home? and right here in the studio, as well. take a guess, ron. it's coming up. >> we'll get to that in a bit. >>> we're going to start with the opening statements in a case we've been following closely here on "gma." the high school valedictorian accused of killing his...
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meaning obama care, the d.r.e.a.m. act, contraception for women, and breaks on college loans. a top republican was among the first to fire back. louisiana governor bobby jindal, a former romney surrogate, called the comments absolutely wrong. >>> and oil giant bp is expected to plead guilty today for its role in the massive 2010 gulf oil spill. as part of a reported deal with the justice department, bp would admit to criminal misconduct and pay what could be the largest penalty in u.s. history, in the billions of dollars. in exchange, the company would be exempt from prosecution. some workers could face manslaughter charges for things that happened during the spill. >>> and the end of twinkies could be just hours away. now, everybody, hugs after the show. maker of the snack cakes, as well as wonder bread, has given its striking workers an ultimatum. return to work by 5:00 p.m. today or it will start liquidating the company in bankruptcy court. some 18,000 jobs and the happiness of millions is at stake. >>> finally, a boys' football team in oklahoma just turned the field into a
meaning obama care, the d.r.e.a.m. act, contraception for women, and breaks on college loans. a top republican was among the first to fire back. louisiana governor bobby jindal, a former romney surrogate, called the comments absolutely wrong. >>> and oil giant bp is expected to plead guilty today for its role in the massive 2010 gulf oil spill. as part of a reported deal with the justice department, bp would admit to criminal misconduct and pay what could be the largest penalty in u.s....
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no final decision from president obama. the front-runner is susan rice, the u.n. ambassador. and she ran into a buzzsaw yesterday on capitol hill, when she met with republican senators critical of her nomination. take a look. >> the concerns i have today are greater than they were before. and we're not even close to getting the basic answers. >> i want to say that i'm more troubled today. >> we are significantly troubled by many of the answers. >> abc's jonathan karl is covering all this from washington. jon, on sunday, it looked like some of the senators, graham and mccain, had softened their opposition. but not after the meeting yesterday. what went wrong in that room? >> reporter: once again, they clashed over what rice said about the attack on the u.s. consulate in benghazi, libya. in the days after the attack. sources in the meeting said that rice started off by acknowledging that some of what she said was not true. but she presented evidence that that came directly from the cia, everything that she said. the senators responded by accusing both her and the cia of shading
no final decision from president obama. the front-runner is susan rice, the u.n. ambassador. and she ran into a buzzsaw yesterday on capitol hill, when she met with republican senators critical of her nomination. take a look. >> the concerns i have today are greater than they were before. and we're not even close to getting the basic answers. >> i want to say that i'm more troubled today. >> we are significantly troubled by many of the answers. >> abc's jonathan karl is...
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bush, donald rumsfeld, robert gates, president obama, would directly affect them. not just at arm's distance. if those troops did not have the manpower they needed or the helicopters they needed, they would die. >> and these troops are so grateful to you for telling this story. i want to show some video, saturday night in washington. they presented you with the flag that flew over combat outpost keating. >> i had just gotten -- i just finished saying i didn't feel comfortable getting any of the attention for the heroics and major portis came up there, grabbed the microphone, took command and presented me with the flag. i feel like i don't deserve it. it was one of the last flags flying at combat outpost keating. the fact that they feel i at least listened to them and tell the story. >> and you tell the story so well in this book. congratulations. called "the outpost." you can >>> tomorrow, josh gets even with lara, but when she punks him -- >> a day of reckoning. >> do you choke like this? >> no, i don't choke on tv. >> you won't believe what happens next. >> what
bush, donald rumsfeld, robert gates, president obama, would directly affect them. not just at arm's distance. if those troops did not have the manpower they needed or the helicopters they needed, they would die. >> and these troops are so grateful to you for telling this story. i want to show some video, saturday night in washington. they presented you with the flag that flew over combat outpost keating. >> i had just gotten -- i just finished saying i didn't feel comfortable...
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some are demanding to know why the obama administration initially called the attack a spontaneous issue. they've agreed not to ask questions today about the scandal that forced general petraeus to resign. >>> federal invest garrets arriving in midland, texas, hoping to figure out why a veterans parade crossed on to railroad tracks last night just as the freight train was speeding through. four people were killed in the crash, more than a dozen were hurt. many victims on the float were in wheelchairs and couldn't escape the impact. railroad officials say the crossing gates and lights were working. >>> problems at the post office are getting worse. the postal service reports it lost $15.9 billion this year. three-times what it lost last year. >>> and some troubling news this morning about a rise in carbon monoxide poisoning in hotels. "usa today" reports that in the last three years, eight people have died. at least 170 others have been treated for carbon monoxide poisoning, after their hotel stays. experts are pushing for hotels to install carbon monoxide detectors in every room. >>> now
some are demanding to know why the obama administration initially called the attack a spontaneous issue. they've agreed not to ask questions today about the scandal that forced general petraeus to resign. >>> federal invest garrets arriving in midland, texas, hoping to figure out why a veterans parade crossed on to railroad tracks last night just as the freight train was speeding through. four people were killed in the crash, more than a dozen were hurt. many victims on the float were...
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president obama has his first face-to-face meeting with congressional leaders over the fiscal cliff set to hit january 1st. let's go to abc's jonathan karl for more on that. >> reporter: there's not much time left. as one senior white house official told me, this has to be a real start to this meeting. there's no time for photo opes or show meetings. i'm told the president is going to kick things off with a public statement, reiterating his firm position that tax rates on the wealthiest 2% must go up. he will not waiver on that, even as he wants to cut taxes or extend tax cuts for everybody else. that would appear to put him on a collision course with republicans who said raising tax rates on anybody is unacceptable. so, george, potential collision course. but i've got to tell you, both sides are saying they believe something can and must be worked out. >> but to be clear, working things out, the bottom line is wealthier are going to pay more one way or the other. >> reporter: that's absolutely the case. even republicans at this point concede that the wealthy has to pay more taxes. they
president obama has his first face-to-face meeting with congressional leaders over the fiscal cliff set to hit january 1st. let's go to abc's jonathan karl for more on that. >> reporter: there's not much time left. as one senior white house official told me, this has to be a real start to this meeting. there's no time for photo opes or show meetings. i'm told the president is going to kick things off with a public statement, reiterating his firm position that tax rates on the wealthiest...
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. >> and president obama held that for 24 hours, as well. >>> let's go to our senior justice correspondent, pierre thomas, who has more on the growing questions about how the fbi has handled the story. >> reporter: good morning, george. the more you dig into this case, the seedier it gets. apparently jill kelly, the woman at the center of the new allegations involving general allen, got the attention of a lot of men. she was a friendly acquaintance of the fbi agent who started the whole case. and it turns out, he sent her shirtless pictures of himself. now, the agent is under investigation, for calling members of congress, breaking fbi policy about disclosing the investigation. such investigations need to be kept private and out of public. >> there's reasons that the fbi kept this from congress and the white house and the president during the campaign. >> reporter: the justice department officials say they followed the rules. the fbi's focus was on whether internet harassment laws were broken by the alleged mistress, paula broadwell. petraeus was never the focus of the investigation. and t
. >> and president obama held that for 24 hours, as well. >>> let's go to our senior justice correspondent, pierre thomas, who has more on the growing questions about how the fbi has handled the story. >> reporter: good morning, george. the more you dig into this case, the seedier it gets. apparently jill kelly, the woman at the center of the new allegations involving general allen, got the attention of a lot of men. she was a friendly acquaintance of the fbi agent who...